Citizen News Ventures

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Citizen NewsVentures

• The Fusion of News
• and Schmooze

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New Roles for Citizens

• Competitor
• Collaborator, tipster
• Expert, source
• Watch dog
• Writer, storyteller, blogger
• Photographer
• Movie maker
• Creative writers, poets

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New Roles for Journos

• Viral Reporter/ Investigator
• Content Wrangler
• Niche product developer
• Driveway Rot Rescuer
• Social Relationship Entrepreneur

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CitMedia Types
Solo Jos
Cmty Co-ops
Blog Aggregators
Individual sites
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Syndicated Sites

• BackFence.com
• 13 towns
• 4 states
• YourHub.com
• 44 towns
• 8 states

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Legacy Media Sites

• BlufftonToday.com
• NorthwestVoice.com

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Its not Big-J Journalism
Local Fretting
Collaborative news
Civic Activism
Irreverent Voice
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Notable Attributes

• Inclusiveness
• Intimacy
• Passion for Community
• Humor
• Civic Engagement

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Architecture of Participation

• For a Culture of Contribution

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CitMedia Research
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Key Findings

• Bridge media
• News civic participation
• Fusion of news schmooze
• Metrics gt community impact
• Dont need to make
• Expect to continue

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Shoestring Operations

• Founders supply start-up funds.
• Dont need to continue
• Wish to pay token to contributors

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Little Accountability

• 60 dont require real names
• 70 dont require valid e-mail
• 67 remove bad content after posting
• Minimal problems

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CitMedia Claims success
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Reported Impact
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Plan to Stick Around
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MSM Schizophrenia
Buy Fresno Famous
Decline TCDaily Planet
Denounce GL Wiki
Troll NewWest
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Knight Citizen News Network
What we like
Search by state
Learning modules
News, how-tos
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www.KCNN.org
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• The Institute for Interactive Journalism

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